Guest Spargo Report post Posted August 13, 2006 How strong is fibreglass, esp in a front spoiler application? I'm planning on bidding on that -tec 2 replica front, to replace my plastic one, as it is warping and is chipped to hell. My car is low and i catch the front about once a day if i'm careless, so how flexible is it compared to abs plastic? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OLLIE 26 Report post Posted August 13, 2006 abs is the most durable impact resistant plastic, and fibre glass is brittle compared to plastic. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gus 5 Report post Posted August 13, 2006 glass = sh*t dont do it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kerrynzl 3 Report post Posted August 13, 2006 Depends on use! look at boats etc, Fibreglass is semi-flexible but doesn't like impact [it shatters easily] On my Race-car it can withstand Windloads of 270kph, when I slam the brakes on at this speed,the front sandpapers itself on the track [nice fibreglass smell] 'glass is easy to repair.I haven't seen a paint that can withstand the flex of ABS or Urethane so you might as well use 'glass Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gus 5 Report post Posted August 13, 2006 sh*t fibreglass kits use a helluva lot of bog, and really sh*t fibreglass (matting). makes them hard to fix, as you have to shape all the bog, instead of just resining up some new glass would be interested to see a decent glass kit, as you have some good points Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bullitt 0 Report post Posted August 13, 2006 After having a fibreglass bumper on my CRX im going to be tryng my best to never have one again, mine wasnt that low and I seldom ever touched it on anything yet it still needed repaired twice in the year between when I put it on and sold the car (though one of those was the WOF places fault when they drove it into a kerb) If youve got a plastic bumper now try to keep it that way Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kerrynzl 3 Report post Posted August 13, 2006 Yeah, I agree Gus. Half the glass manufacturers think we're racing a boat. I know someone that put lightweight fibregass panels on a corvette,& it got heavier than the factory pressed fibreglass.[bog is basically fibreglass resin with Talcum Powder mixed in as a thickener] A good Aircraft glass manufacturer should do Quality work. Ultralite Fibreglass in Papakura is one of the best I know of Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Spargo Report post Posted August 13, 2006 Depends on use! look at boats etc, Fibreglass is semi-flexible but doesn't like impact [it shatters easily] On my Race-car it can withstand Windloads of 270kph, when I slam the brakes on at this speed,the front sandpapers itself on the track [nice fibreglass smell] 'glass is easy to repair.I haven't seen a paint that can withstand the flex of ABS or Urethane so you might as well use 'glass Thats the sort of answer I was after, seeing as 8 months after having my front resprayed, my paint is flaking and cracking where its taken a couple of hits. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bravo 34 Report post Posted August 13, 2006 (edited) You can put an additive in paint to make it flexible. I got my rubber boot spoiler painted with it and you can press down on the rubber and deflect itas hard as you can press and the paint doesn't crack. I've sold that car now, but it had lasted a year with zero signs of wear at that piont. Edited August 13, 2006 by bravomikewhiskey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carl 3 Report post Posted August 13, 2006 I've also got paint that has a rubbery texture/forumulation that's used on my wing and skirts as they're that plasticy rubber original parts. Surgery FTW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Spargo Report post Posted August 14, 2006 Sounds like someone's cut corners then! Cheers guys, plastic it is then. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Docile 64 Report post Posted January 4, 2007 hey guys ders a dude selling fibreglass kits on trademe.. m3 kit you guys think its worth it? price is cheap though Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nobimmer 694 Report post Posted January 4, 2007 Ask 320SHKBTE just how good it is...pretty sure his kit was fibreglass and was a bitch to get on. Bravo,what was the additive called if you can remember?wouldn't mind some of it for something completly non-car related. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nz320i 0 Report post Posted January 4, 2007 if you do fibreglass replicas are you [paying someone to do it, or are you doing youself? keen to fund and get some more made!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Docile 64 Report post Posted January 4, 2007 that dude said it includes installation.... m sport front for 300+ inc installation Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hybrid 1042 Report post Posted January 5, 2007 sam ... dont do it ... brendon has a fiberglass EVO 3 bumper... for his front .. and its sh*t. Hes since bought a real one and after this episode .. I will never put fiber glass on a car unless its for some light weight panel thing for a race car. If you think you have problems now .. just wait till you hit a curb, crack ... and a big mess to fix. Just get your original one sorted properly with soft paint additive. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Spargo Report post Posted January 6, 2007 Goddamn look how old this thread is! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
